Homemade Bak Gua

These are the homemade ‘Bak Gua’ that I did at home today at home. It is the pork grilled meat that I make using oven. The ingredients and recipe is from Alvin of coarse.

We made a few during the Chinese New Year Eve night, were planning to make it another round but unfortunately he already left for Johor Bahru due to his work.

So I decided to bake all the ingredients that we have as now still is the Chinese New Year holiday. It looks not so bad too! I am happy with it! The children also love it! It is so yummy!

Main Place USJ21 CNY Outing

Today is the 3rd day of Chinese New Year and Alvin had to leave to Johor Bahru due to his job site.

The children and I are feeling like this year is the loneliest Chinese New Year that we ever have, because this year their daddy and my husband only accompanied us for just that short 3 to 4 days only.

Despite the challenges that our family been going through right now, I decided that tonight will bring the children go to the Main Place USJ21 see the mall Chinese New Year decoration theme.

The theme is quite attractive and not bad because it is quite a small mall but still manage to come out the theme and limited space the mall has.

We had our dinner at the Texas Chicken as it is considered the cheapest meal that we can have there.

This is how we end our 3rd day of Chinese New Year with 3 of us.

Gospel Stuffs

All these are the stuffs that I bought the other day from the online store. There are some books, the statements of Family: A Proclamation to the World, and not only that I feel joy and peace when I see this portrait of Jesus Christ.

Being the member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints really is a blessing in my life. I purchased all these gospel stuffs through the online store and the Church did subsidize us as we are part of the members at this part of the world. With that I can learn more about Jesus Christ!

Ministering Gifts

These 2 are the ministering gifts that I had prepared for Sister Sandy’s family for our ministering today. It is the framed Proclamation to the Word in both Chinese and Vietnamese language.

Today is the first day of Chinese New Year and it is a great time that our family can visit Sister Sandy and Brother Woon family. We had lunch at her house. She was preparing vegetarian meal and according to her this is their home tradition. We have a good time at her house.

Chinese New Year Eve Dinner

We did not go back to Kuching celebrate Chinese New Year this year, we stay at Puchong to celebrate this Chinese New Year. In the morning, we went to Puteri Mart and bought some ingredients for our Chinese New Year Eve dinner.

Steamed Tiger Prawns with Egg White and Ginger

Braised Fish Maw with Mushroom and Broccoli

Baked Chicken Chops and Brown Sauce

Salted Vegetable Tofu Soup with Pork Ribs

We had our very own Chinese New Year eve dinner with their dearest daddy. Alvin back from Johor Bahru and will stay till 3rd day of Chinese New Year and he has to go to work.

At least our small family is together at least to have a reunion dinner. 一家人整整齐齐吃年夜团圆饭。

A Calling…

Today I was indeed really happy when I was going to the Church, because we went to the Church as a family. Alvin was back last night for this week Chinese New Year. He will be back to work on Thursday as he need to rush back to oversee his job site as the job site need to handover by March.

During the second hour of the Sunday School class, I was called to meet Branch President before the class ended. After I sat down, Branch President mentioned the purpose of meeting me was to extend a calling to me. I was calm until he continue and said that the calling as the Relief Society President. I was shocked and do not know how to respond to him.

I do not expect this at all… I can expect any callings but Relief Society? It is such a big and heavy weight calling! I told President that, there are so many sisters in the branch whom have more experienced and with the membership longer than me, more qualify than I do.

President told me that when he prayed for inspirations and my name came out. I was really really stunned and shocked. I know that I cannot say no on the spot that moment because I remembered that Sister Peggy did tell me not once but many times that accept the calling whatever calling which is come to you.

I still feel it is so amazed me and I asked President that is there any other recommendations from others that why I am the one whom been called for this position. President told me that it is the inspiration that he received.

President further expressed that, I am not the one whom will do all the works, as there are still counsellors sisters and secretary that will help me. As now Sister Annie is well worth in the gospel knowledge and she still can be assigned in helping the teaching in the Relief Society classes; whereby Sister Saffron is well worth in the activities and she is good doing it.

President said Relief Society President main job is ministering the sisters. When he told me that, suddenly at that point of time in my heart I know that the calling is really comes from the Lord, because I ‘asked’ for it.

Last November, after I have been released from the Primary, I felt that my burden have been lifted. I did pray to Heavenly Father that, I would want to focus more on ministering, reading the scriptures and prayer. I want to improve my ministering and want to do my best to minister the sisters in my care list. But I do not expect it come in such a big calling like this.

President asked me to go back to pray about it and discuss with Alvin on this and I can let him know by next week. I asked him who can I talk to besides Alvin. President said that I can talk with Sister Peggy as she is the current Relief Society President. She might can advise me on the things which I might need to do.

Deep down in my heart, I know that this is the work that the Lord wants me to do. I know that this is true because I indeed really feel the Lord lately as I want to draw near to Him, and He draws near to me. I can start to learn to open my eyes to see, my ears to hear and my heart to feel what the Lord wants me to do. It is really a precious learning experiences for me.

Teaching Assignment

Last night I was preparing a journal for Sister Sandy. The reason being is I am thinking invite her to write and keep a gratitude journal. This might be good for her because when she write, she can relate to her own experiences, then she will start to feel, then hopefully the desire will come – the desire to draw near to the Savior.

I came across this scripture when I was browsing through the pages in My Foundation for Self-Reliance.

“I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

~ John 10:10

The next question is:

What is an abundant life?

The following question is:

Do you believe there are solutions to your problems? How can we qualify for the Lord’s power to assist us?

This is the first scripture and first two question that we discussed in our class, that we learned during our Personal Finances for Self-Reliance class last year in the church. I felt that she might get inspired and hope that she would really write and keep a journal.

Later around noon time, I received a message from Sister Annie that she have a lesson for me to teach in Relief Society on 10th February 2019, which is the following Sunday. It is a October 2018 General Conference talk by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf – Believe, Love, Do.

Sister Annie hope I will take the time to read, ponder over the message contains therein, pray and let her know if I am able to teach. She has prayed and know the Lord has inspired her to choose the right.Every sister in Relief Society will be given an opportunity to teach a lesson in Relief Society Meeting. She asked me do not worry if I can not or maybe next time only assign to me.

After that, I opened the Gospel Library App in my phone and listened to the talk. I was not sure whether I can do it or not. Suddenly, I heard the scripture John 10:10 in Elder Uchtdorf’s talk - “I ​​am come that they might have ​​​life​, and that they might have ​it​ more ​​​abundantly​.”

I was thinking about the scripture last night, then I heard it again in the talk. I think I might found some inspiration from this talk. These few weeks I have experienced things like this. So I think I should take up this teaching assignment from Sister Annie.

I messaged Sister Annie that I hope I able to do this because for the past 3 years I was teaching children, and now is sisters.. the approach is totally different!

Sister Annie messaged me that as she was thinking about who to teach this lesson, my name never fail to constantly came to her mind and heart, thus she just obeyed and asked me.

She consoled me that teaching sisters  is much easier than children, none is better than the other but with humble hearts and humility we as sisters learn and grow together. She further said that we as sisters help each other. The Lord uses us for His righteous purposes. He wants us be faithful to bless someone within our reach.